This week Amy at Lens-Artists wants us to show her contrasts. Here are some of mine from winter sojourns on the island of Anglesey in North Wales – a favourite destination for family Christmas gatherings.
And a favourite place for photo-taking too. The combination of solstice sun, cold air, mountain weather and light off the sea creates some striking effects, especially along the Menai Strait between island and mainland.
Lens-Artists: Contrasts Amy sets the challenge with some fine contrasting compositions. Go see!
Some great shots there, Tish
Thanks, Ian. Was only wondering how you’re getting on earlier today. Well, I hope.
We moved in on 21st Sept. We have had lots of snags, unfortunately and the techy central heating isn’t working. Bath taps were not connected to pipes. One oven wasn’t connected. I could go on…But it is a lovely house and wonderful after living 9 months in a one bedroom flat.
Goodness, that makes our move sound blissful. Good luck with the snagging.
Amazing winter light of the island of Anglesey! The contrasts are stunning and beautifully captured. Love the first image especially. Thank you for sharing with us, Tish!
Many thanks, Amy.
Awesome and beautiful images Tish! That is a beautiful area.
Many thanks, Anne.
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The first few are certainly wonderful. Perfect for contrast theme🙂
I can not get over that first picture. Something really draws me back to it over and over again.
That’s such a touching comment, GP. Thank you, And yes that first image, it’s hard to believe it is quite real. I took at in very low light in late afternoon, no technicalities involved. Just a snap. It was as if the light needed to make the photo work at all was reflected off the Menai Strait. The island has a long history of harbouring Celtic mystics and early Christian Saints.
An interesting for it too. Terrific!!
Nice 🙂
What a great place for Christmas gatherings. I can almost hear the fun from your photos, Tish. I especially loved the beach sands and the fence post with the silhouettes of the people on the hill. Very nice.
You’re so right, Donna. It is a place for fun (as well as reflection). Thank you.
Gorgeous photos Tish!
Alison
Thanks, Alison.
Beautiful Tish – what an amazing landscape holding a world of images waiting to be taken. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Glad you liked these, Tina. It is an amazing spot.
Beautiful reminders of how truly artistic and intentional photo landscapes can be.
Beautiful reminders of how truly artistic and intentional photo landscapes can be.
Thank you, Mitch.
I feel swept away by these shots; they evoke my favorite moodscapes from that time of year. I feel glad, for my one trip through Wales (from the ferry out of Waterford though can’t remember where we alighted- Fishgard?) we got to drive through the countryside late December. So moody and stark! You have such an eye for it, thanks for sharing Tish.
So good to hear I’ve sparked your own inner landscapes, Bill. Wales is a land of sweeping vistas, from stark to ethereal. Glimpses of that grand winter safari of yours still linger in my mind. It felt very cold in Ireland and Scotland.
I liked all of these, but that top one is just wonderful. I like the sand as well.
Thanks, Janet.
Wowwww. Good ones! Well done.
Cheers, John!
What a striking and inviting album of photos you show here. Great stuff!
Happy to be striking and inviting, Margaret. That’s a very pleasing combination.
Lovely!
Thank you, Jennie.
You’re welcome!
What a great place for photography, such beautiful light – especially in the first photo and the last! I love the B&W shot with the old gate post too, and the wave ripples on the sand.
Thanks, Sarah.
“strike a light” was the expression that came to mind when I saw that 1st photo – outdated now but as exclamation of wonder and surprise, most apt!
It’s a damn fine exclamation, Laura 🙂
stunning images!
Many thanks.
Really extraordinary photographs. Parts of Maine look a bit like that, but this seems more spacious and grand. I’ve never been there, so it’s just magic to me.
I think the crux of the matter is that the island view of the Welsh mainland and the Snowdonia mountain range gives it a wide-open ethereal perspective, very much a sense of Tolkein’s ‘misty mountains’. Yet when you’re wending through the mountain passes, though the geology is momentous in its way, it can feel shut-in and overbearing. We all need an island view sometimes – actual or metaphorical.
Your first photo sets the tone for a remarkable post. Loved everything about it, Tish.
What a lovely comment. Brightens up a very gloomy day. Thank you, Sofia.
You’re welcome.
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Thank you.
Great images, Tish. Love the landscape and their winter light.
Thank you, Ana.
Ah, a great collection, Tish! But the first one – is outstandingly beautiful ♥
Many thanks, Ann-Christine 🙂
Thank you for the reblog, Manolis.
Some great photos, Tish.
Many thanks, Stephen. Best wishes from Shropshire.
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